Washington earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SW of Skykomish, Washington

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Skykomish, Washington on Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 5:08 PM PST (01:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km WSW of Concrete, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2025-11-17 01:08:05 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.684° N, 121.403° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 318 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNW of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington · 318 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.50 km W of Snohomish, Washington · 317 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.022 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 315 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.522 km ENE of Ashford, Washington · 315 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.71 km S of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 310 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.46 km SSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 308 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.71 km SE of Shoreline, Washington · 304 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.91 km NNW of Mirrormont, Washington · 300 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.54 km NE of Dash Point, Washington · 299 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 78
  12. 2.94 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 40
  13. 1.74 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 291 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.82 km W of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 289 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.516 km NE of Ashford, Washington · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.53 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.96 km SSE of Port Ludlow, Washington · 277 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.72 km E of Yarrow Point, Washington · 272 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.78 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 269 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.48 km N of North Sultan, Washington · 268 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 20

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNW of Warm Beach, Washington · 320 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.54 km WSW of Concrete, Washington · 332 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.22 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 343 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.52 km SE of Buckley, Washington · 343 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.51 km NE of Esperance, Washington · 344 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Buckley, Washington · 344 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Skykomish, Washington · 345 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.51 km NE of Wilburton, Washington · 346 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw62205097. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.